The lord of assistance, The man who plays the National Team game and the man who came out again appears on June 24 (He had already done it in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil where he scored a great goal against Japan and gave two assists and in Russia 2018 where he also broke it with two passes), now in the debut of Copa América 2024 against Paraguay he once again appeared with two qualifications.
The National Team’s debut started off complicated in Houston, with a strong Paraguayan defense behind. However, number 10 appeared and broke everything with his assists. His vision of the game unlocked the Albirroja’s order. James Rodríguez played 90 minutes and when Paraguay pressed, the midfielder lowered the tension with his talent and short associations. For this reason, he was chosen as the player of the match.
Two assists from James, five in total in Copa América
The first clearance came in the 31st minute on a moving ball. James received the ball on the left wing from Jhon Arias, The ’10’ looked and aimed at the head of Daniel Muñoz who headed powerfully to leave goalkeeper Rodrigo Morínigo no chance.
The second assist came in the 40th minute, a free kick, Richard Ríos feinted and James sent the precise center to find a head, was Jefferson Lerma’s that defined the far post. With that goal pass, the Colombian reached five in total in the entire Copa América.
James Rodríguez reaches four assists in the Néstor Lorenzo era. When he was replaced by Juanfer Quintero at minute 90, he was applauded by the entire stadium. Conmebol and FIFA also highlighted the talent of the Colombian, who whenever he is doing well, the national team does as well. Now Costa Rica is coming.
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